Financial Crime Definitions M - Z
Explore Investopedia's expert-written library of terms around all types of financial crimes committed by individuals or groups.
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What Is Money Laundering?
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Pump-and-Dump: Definition,🧜 How the Schem🌠e is Illegal, and Types
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Racketeering Definition, State 𒊎vs. Federal Offenses, and Examples
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What Does Pro Bono Really Mean?
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Underground Economy: Defi🃏nition, Statistics, Trends, and Examples
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Wire Fraud Laws: Overview, Defꦆinition and Examples
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What Is a Smurf and How Does Smurfing Work?
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What Is White♕-Collar Crimꦰe? Meaning, Types, and Examples
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Painting the Tape: Definition, Legality, Example
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Void Contract Definition and What Happens
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Unlawful Loan: Meaning, History, and Examples
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What Was ZZZZ Best? How the Ponzi Scheme Creatorﷺ Was Caught
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What Is a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR)? Triggers 🦩and Filing
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What Is Redlining? Definition, Le🐬gality, and Effects
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What Is a Whistleblower? Protections, Law, Impꦺortance, and Examಌple
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STOCK Act: Meaning, Overview, Criticisms
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Offshore Portfolio Investment Strategy (OPIS)
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Ultra Vires Acts: Legal Definition and Examples
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Tied Selling: What it Means, Ho🐓w it Works, Example
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Wha♌t Is Undue Influence? Definition, How It Works, and Exa🍌mples
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What Is Misrepresentation? Types and How It Works
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What an Ombudsman Does, Types, Pros & Cons
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Ponzi Mania
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Market Surveillance: Meaning, How it Works, Risks
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What Is Securities Fraudဣ? Defin🀅ition, Main Elements, and Examples
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Rogue Trader: What it is, How it Works, Examples
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Price Rigging: Meaning, Examples, Regulation
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Fraud: Definition, Types, aꦿ🦋nd Consequences of Fraudulent Behavior
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Stock Parking: What It Means, How It Works
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Self-Dealing: What it Means, Why it's Illegal, Examples
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Nig🐻erian Lett🔯er Scam Definition and How to Avoid It
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Misselling: Meaning, Examples, Prevention
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Occupancy Fraud: Definition, Rules, and Penalties
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Who Is Nick Leeson?
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Taping Rule: What It Means, How It Works
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Tunneling: What it is, How it Works, Example
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Marketing Fraud: What it is, How it Works, Types
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Tipping: What It Means, How It Works, Example
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Questioned Document Invest🌼igatio✨n: What it is, How it Works
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Ivan B♚oesky: Life,ꦇ Death, and His Infamous Insider Trading Scandal
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Misappropriatio💯n Theory: What it is, How it Works, Example
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Short And Distort: What It Is, How It Works
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Ponzimonium
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Watered Stock: What it is and How it Works
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Rio Trade: What It is, How It Works, Example
Malfeasance: What it Means, How it Wܫorks, Examples
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Voodoo Accounting: What It is, 𓄧How It Works, Exa💙mple
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Social Engineering: Types, Tactics, and FAQ
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Tre🦋ble Damages: What it is, How it Works, Examples
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Sequestered Account: Meaning, Prꦍos and Cons, Example